The campaign to keep tar sands out of Europe

Soon, EU member states will vote on whether to discourage imports of highly-polluting tar sands oil coming to our continent. But fierce Canadian and oil industry lobbying of the UK and others means the vote may not pass. It is up to us to make our government do the right thing.

FQD 101 »
The key to keeping tar sands out of Europe is the Fuel Quality Directive. What is it and why is it important?

The campaign »
Find out who’s involved, what the campaign’s about, upcoming events, and how you can get involved.

Latest updates »
Our blog: what’s been happening with our campaign, with the EU process and the lobbying offensive.

Canada’s tar sands are the biggest energy project in the world and one of the most destructive. The development of tar sands is devastating First Nations communities, causing irreversible damage to the local environment and destabilising the global climate.